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Lemon-Cured Chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Lemon-Cured Chicken

10 ingredients 4 servings openrecipes
Lemon-Cured Chicken

This Lemon-Cured Chicken gets a rub down with herbs, sugar, garlic, and lemon zest ahead of time, infusing it with flavor.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

249
Calories
32g
Protein
4g
Fat
22g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 4-pound chicken, cut in half
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 fresh oregano leaves
  • 2 fresh rosemary leaves
  • 4 kosher salt
  • 1 finely grated lemon zest
  • 1/2 freshly ground black pepper
  • 10 sprigs thyme
  • 1 lemon, halved
  • 2 raw or light brown sugar

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By bonappetit · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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